Sentences with phrase «historical curiosity of»

Nor is the story preserved to satisfy the historical curiosity of those who might wonder what happened to Jesus immediately after his baptism.

I looked up the closest specialty coffee shop and read up on the historical curiosities of the terrain: architecture, local lore, and restaurants once haunted by interesting people.

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Similarly, photos of celebrities who look like historical figures is certainly a curiosity, but hardly mind - expanding.

In this he was in full agreement with Heidegger, who disparaged «those who understand something only when they have situated it among historical influences, the pseudo-understanding of officious curiosity, that is, the avoidance of what is decisively important.»

Historical interest can be the result of mere curiosity, and curiosity looks for the particular, the unique.

In any case, Jesus» followers talked about him not from historical curiosity, but because they believed that he was the agent of God.

(It was one of the great curiosities of my childhood that so few people outside of my family and congregation understood the centrality of the fate of the Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod to world - historical development.)

Paul's interest in the wilderness experiences of the Israelites is not merely historical curiosity.

Today there is a tiny remnant of Samaritans in the city of Nablus (Shechem); they celebrate their Passover on the Gerizim but have otherwise become a mere historical curiosity.30

Older critical attempts to illustrate the relevance of the past by means of historical analogy require too much recasting of the narrative and simple speculation, and may presume too great a curiosity about these matters to begin with.

I also believe that since our ideas about who God is and what God does must be defined and corrected (not just supplemented) by Christ, the fact that he lived as an outcast and died a death reserved for anti-Roman rebels is not merely a fact of passing historical curiosity.

Among these various riddles that our one - sidedness will offer to historical curiosity, this last matter — of the Church and the world — will perhaps stand out in some eminence.

I even remember reading «Chariots of the Gods» and watching documentaries on all these archeological and historical curiosities.

What used to be rows of machinery and historical technology over the decades is now an information driven experience to help drive curiosity in kids minds.

«I am exceedingly grateful for the broad swath of historical cultures that Waldorf exposed me to, for their constant nurturing of my curiosity, and for teaching me that learning is a whole - body experience.»

«The one or two remaining proponents of hard - left socialism in Parliament like Corbyn and McDonnell were for years treated almost as museum piece dinosaurs, worth preserving for the sake of historical curiosity» he jibed.

Einstein's theories were cornerstones of modern physics, whereas Mach's ideas were largely considered historical curiosities.

The explorations and experiments discussed here hardly rivalled the mainstream breakthroughs of the time (recombinant DNA, the quark model, the creation of buckminsterfullerene)-- but their prevailing ethic of curiosity and iconoclasm had a historical influence that this volume, unexpectedly, sells rather short.

The unexpected prevalence of damage in the farmers» foot bones is more than just an historical curiosity; researchers believe their findings provide new insights into how some micro-injuries happen.

Those with an interest in such matters can easily satisfy their curiosities by paying a visit to the Silent Hill Historical Society, where many of the town's historical milestones are laid out for all to see aHistorical Society, where many of the town's historical milestones are laid out for all to see ahistorical milestones are laid out for all to see and admire.

OUR TAKE: By this third chapter you should know if you enjoy Shawn Levy's historical magical adventure series - but the fact that this film contains one of Robin Williams» last onscreen performances will lend the project the clout of morbid curiosity.

While I didn't loathe the original movie, the distance it's been provided lends it some kind of historical curiosity.

At its best moments (mainly during the film's first half, which displays a nice energy as it rolls through its absurd plot contortions), Moonwalkers has a lot of fun using a historical backdrop for a farce so willfully absurd it boggles the mind, but by the time Perlman and Grint end up at the hippie commune (and spend the rest of the movie there), Moonwalkers has gone from an oddly amusing curiosity to a particularly inebriated party guest who has overstayed his welcome.

The film Here's a Hollywood curiosity: a historical drama chronicling the depraved reign of the Roman emperor who fell in love with his sister.

The approach I describe first with Thanh and then with Misha is one of cultural, historical and religious curiosity.

While Atkinson's original design is no more than a historical curiosity, many modern engines use unconventional valve timing to produce the effect of a shorter compression stroke / longer power stroke, thus realizing the fuel economy improvements the Atkinson cycle can provide.

As so many have said, this approach gives the writer a plausible, subtle way to build suspenseful curiosity around the central question of what happened that led to a charge of murder, and to give a historical novel a historical «flavor» while engaging us as readers.

Fictional Holmes and historical Stoker are known for their intelligence, their curiosity and their interest in the macabre... but certainly not for their strict following of social conventions.

Maile Meloy's middle grade books mix adventure with historical fiction, scientific curiosity and a hefty dose of thrilling, mysterious magic.

Those with an interest in such matters can easily satisfy their curiosities by paying a visit to the Silent Hill Historical Society, where many of the town's historical milestones are laid out for all to see aHistorical Society, where many of the town's historical milestones are laid out for all to see ahistorical milestones are laid out for all to see and admire.

It's a curiosity at best, a historical relic of Nintendo's early days when they hadn't yet landed on the concept of quality and polish as the primary distinguishing trait of their software.

The Artist's Museum locates these diverse works within a cultural moment and artistic impulse bookended by the historical cabinet of curiosities and 20th century image libraries, and our current era of the hyperlink and circulation of digital images.

Beginning with the acquisition of ethnographic curiosities around 1796, the collection has grown to nearly 2,000 objects that reflect all regions of the African continent and diaspora, and represent canonical and historical art forms and styles as well as modern and contemporary works in a variety of media.

Early prints of the continent's indigenous peoples, its landscapes, flora and fauna, its historical events, wars, and citizenry reflect the curiosity of Europeans about a world they perceived as new and strange.

«Veronica is a creative thinker who brings to the museum an ideal combination of art historical knowledge, intellectual curiosity and rigor, and a network of distinguished museum and gallery professionals from around the world, «said director Simone Wicha.

The J. Paul Getty Museum seeks to inspire curiosity about, and enjoyment and understanding of, the visual arts by collecting, conserving, exhibiting and interpreting works of art of outstanding quality and historical importance.

In her recent solo exhibition, A History of the World at London's Herrick Gallery, the room was transformed into an exquisite cabinet of curiosities full of treasures and trinkets, presented in both a historical and anthropological manner.

These objects, which are loaded with personal and historical meaning, contribute to the overall suggestion of the exhibition — that is it is a post-colonial cabinet of curiosity.

Americana will focus on overlooked and little - known aspects of each state through artworks, historical artifacts, curiosities, and other elements.

The historical cabinet of curiosities remains a good emblem of that process.»

Reclaiming the ancient, once - vital art of navigation excites historical and cultural curiosities, while proving that it's possible to circumnavigate the globe without the aid of fossil fuels (a.k.a. slow travel) is inspiring to environmentalists and scientists alike.

All of these enviro - whackpot prognosticators of a global warming Apocalypse lack the intellectual curiosity to even wonder how there can be so much evidence - backed, statistically significant research showing that all past and historical global warming is completely explained by ENSO effects and other natural activity.

One has to have a certain academic nature (or at least a curiosity about the law itself) to really appreciate the value of a historical perspective, though.

Despite the attempt of the Supreme Administrative Court to raise the stakes further, the recent development should guarantee there would be no irreparable damage in the EU (meant as EU plus national ones) judicial system and the whole affair will be put to rest as historical curiosity.